56: Chapter 56: The Power of the Fallen Heart Flame!

Senior Brother Lu had considered turning tail and running, or kneeling and begging for mercy. However, he was well aware that both methods were certain death, offering no hope of survival. The only way was to threaten Zhao Changsheng with Chen Qiaoqian's life, forcing Zhao Changsheng to let him go. As for Chen Qiaoqian herself, he was confident he could handle her.

But faced with his threat, Zhao Changsheng instead smiled, his tone remarkably calm.

"It's fine. Go ahead and do it. This woman means nothing to me. Moreover, if you kill her, then I can just take you to see the Sect Head. Given the Chen Family's status within the Sect, you are absolutely doomed to die, and I won't even need to lift a finger. Anyway, your outcome is certain death right now. No matter what you do, you will die. However, considering the difficulty of your cultivation journey, I'll give you a choice."

Hearing Zhao Changsheng mention a choice, Senior Brother Lu's face, though pale, couldn't help but cling to a sliver of hope. Like grasping a life-saving straw, he eagerly pressed for details.

"Martial Uncle Zhao, please tell me?"

"Dissolve your own cultivation base and enter the cycle of Reincarnation. Otherwise, whether I do it myself or hand you over to the Chen Family later, you won't even have the chance for Reincarnation."

Zhao Changsheng's words instantly drained all remaining color from Senior Brother Lu's face.

Even so, he did not abandon all hope. Instead, a flash of ruthlessness crossed his eyes. Gritting his teeth, he spoke coldly.

"Since that's the case, I'll drag her down with me to the grave!"

As soon as these words were spoken, just as Chen Qiaoqian thought she was surely dead, a sharp cry of pain rang in her ears.

In the next moment, the Senior Brother Lu who had been holding a dagger to her neck turned directly into ashes.

Chen Qiaoqian hadn't seen anyone cast a fireball technique or any other fire-attribute Divine Ability at all.

"That's really quite impressive."

Zhao Changsheng, who also witnessed this scene, thought silently to himself.

After all, this was the first time he had used the Fallen Heart Flame to silence a fellow Sect Disciple.

With just a single instant, he had silenced Senior Brother Lu, and in a manner that left not a trace behind.

"Alright, he's dead. Open your mouth!"

Faced with Chen Qiaoqian's shock, Zhao Changsheng had no intention of explaining. He simply told her to open her mouth.

Naturally, Chen Qiaoqian dared not disobey Zhao Changsheng's instruction. She slowly parted her red lips.

She could still move a little now.

As soon as Chen Qiaoqian opened her mouth, Zhao Changsheng flicked his finger, and a Medicinal Pill directly entered her mouth.

The pill dissolved upon entering, turning into a warm flow that quickly neutralized all the Restrictions on Chen Qiaoqian's body.

Once she confirmed her mobility was restored, Chen Qiaoqian immediately stood up. Filled with gratitude, she respectfully bowed to Zhao Changsheng.

"Thank you, Martial Uncle Zhao, for your great kindness in saving me. From now on, if you have any orders, this Disciple will certainly exert all her strength to assist and will never refuse."

Zhao Changsheng paid little attention to Chen Qiaoqian's words of repayment, as his next task had already arrived.

[Task: Obtain the Invisible Needle Talisman Treasure from Yanyue Sect's Old Monster Qiong]!

Seeing this task, Zhao Changsheng couldn't help but frown.

After all, to complete this task, the first thing he needed to do was win the bet concerning the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land. And to win that bet...

The primary prerequisite was to prevent Nangong Wan from entering the Blood-Colored Forbidden Land.

This aligned quite well with his original plan, so it wasn't much of an issue.

However, doing this would likely offend Old Monster Qiong and Nangong Wan, and even the Yanyue Sect.

But for Zhao Changsheng, who had already successfully repaired the Teleportation Array, this was nothing.

If he couldn't afford to provoke them, couldn't he just avoid them?

Once he got his hands on the golden big box, he could simply pat his behind and leave. There was no need to worry about offending anyone.

Besides, he didn't believe Yellow Maple Valley couldn't protect him.

After all, he was a Wood Attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root Cultivator, a future Core Formation Stage Cultivator. Yellow Maple Valley absolutely would not stand by and watch him come to harm.

"Alright, get up. From now on, keep your eyes sharp and don't provoke just anyone. Especially scum like that—you absolutely must not provoke them. Regarding today's events, let's both act as if nothing happened. With your Chen Family backing you, the Sect won't interrogate you too thoroughly."

Zhao Changsheng nodded and told Chen Qiaoqian to rise.

"Thank you, Martial Uncle Zhao. This Disciple understands. Regarding today's events, this Disciple will act as if nothing happened."

Though somewhat ashamed by Zhao Changsheng's slightly reprimanding words, Chen Qiaoqian nodded in agreement.

Because if this incident were exposed and spread, it wouldn't be good for her reputation either.

It's just... "If my Family hadn't instructed me to try and recruit that man from earlier into the Family, I wouldn't have been willing to provoke him in the first place."

Chen Qiaoqian couldn't help but explain.

"Enough, that has nothing to do with me. No need to tell me these things. Alright, go back, rest well. Just treat it as a nightmare, as if nothing happened."

After saying this, Zhao Changsheng took Senior Brother Lu's Storage Pouch and left.

Chen Qiaoqian did not try to stop Zhao Changsheng's actions, nor did she say anything more.

Instead, with a somewhat complicated look in her eyes, she watched Zhao Changsheng's already vanished figure.

After returning to his own Immortal Cave, Zhao Changsheng took out the foundation establishment pills from Senior Brother Lu's Storage Pouch.

At this moment, Xin Ruyin, quite perceptively, poured him a cup of tea.

"Senior, please have some tea."

Simultaneously, her little eyes remained fixed on the foundation establishment pill held in Zhao Changsheng's hand.

"Do you know what I'm holding in my hand?"

Naturally, Zhao Changsheng had noticed Xin Ruyin's gaze and thus asked.

"foundation establishment pill!"

Those three simple words made Zhao Changsheng turn his head to look at Xin Ruyin. He smiled and said,

"Did your Revered Master tell you that?"

"No, this Junior read about it in a book."

Xin Ruyin shook her head repeatedly, explaining somewhat flustered.

"I see. What you said is correct; this is indeed a foundation establishment pill. When you Cultivate to the thirteenth layer of the Qi Refinement Stage, this foundation establishment pill will be given directly to you. But remember, even with this pill, your chances of establishing your foundation are not very high. So, you still need to make ample preparations and try to obtain several more foundation establishment pills. However, getting more of these pills isn't as simple as just saying it; even for me, it's quite difficult. But don't worry; although this matter is difficult, it's not impossible. I'll think of a way when the time comes. You just need to focus on cultivating well and learning Formations from your Revered Master. You don't need to concern yourself with other matters. With your talent in Formations, you will surely become a Formation Great Master in the future, perhaps even surpassing your Revered Master."

Zhao Changsheng was very clear about Xin Ruyin's cultivation talent in the field of Formations.